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Saturday, 07 July 2018

Wondai Winter Race Day

The South Burnett Race Club will be holding their annual Wondai Winter Race Day meeting at the Wondai race track at the end of Baynes Street, Wondai from around 11:30am today (the first race leaves the barriers at 1:45pm). The theme of today's meeting is "Winter Wonderland" and guests are encouraged to dress to this theme to be in the running for great prizes in the Fashions Of The Field competition. As usual, the meeting will feature an on-course TAB; live telecasts of Brisbane and interstate races (along with interstate betting fluctuations); a vigorous undercover betting ring; a great BBQ and bar and a Punters Podium. The always popular Lady Luck Cocktail Bar will be in full swing too, along with the track's canteen, and admission to the meeting is just $10. Today's meeting will feature a full card of five races and everyone is welcome. More details? Phone the race club on (07) 4168-5530.

Dance - Inverlaw Hall

A dance will be held at Inverlaw Hall on the Burrandowan Road (roughly 20km from Kingaroy) from 8:00pm until late this evening. Music will be supplied by Mark's Music and there'll be the usual great supper and novelties, along with a Lucky Door draw. Admission fees are $10.00 for adults, $5.00 for high school students and everyone is welcome! More details? Phone June on (07) 4162-1195 or David on 0459-228-882.

Raising Hell In Maidenwell

The main public day of the three-day Raising Hell In Maidenwell Car Show 'N' Shine camp out weekend will be held at the Maidenwell Sportsgrounds (right next to the Maidenwell Hotel) all day today. This popular event - which is run by the South Burnett Gas Guzzlers to support local charities - features live music; a big Show'n'Shine focussing on hot rods, street machines and pre-1975 customs; and vintage and veteran caravans. Today's activities will kick off at 8:00am for Show & Shine exhibitors, and at 9:00am for the public. There'll be food stalls, raffles, engine blow-ups, market stalls and a swap meet, along with a free jumping castle and face painting for the kiddies. Around lunchtime, there'll also be a cruise fore vintage cars from Maidenwell to Mel's Diner in Alford Street, Kingaroy for a rock 'n' roll lunch. And in the evening there'll be a great pig-on-a-spit dinner at the Maidenwell Hotel, an auction, live entertainment from Arthur Nettelfield and rock 'n' roll dancing until the wee hours. Everyone is welcome! For more information, contact Terry on 0409-496-167 or email him.

Nanango Country Markets

The Nanango Show Society will be holding their regular monthly Country Markets at the Nanango Showgrounds in Cairns Street from 6:00am to around 12:00 noon today. As usual, the markets will feature a wide variety of craft stalls, new and used goods, plants, poultry and pets. The Nanango Markets are the largest rural market in south east Queensland and attract up to 420 stallholders. But new stallholders are always very welcome too! More info? Phone the Market Co-Ordinator on (0427) 631-273 during business hours.

Kennel Jam Session - Hivesville

The monthly Kennel Jam Session will be held at the Hivesville Hotel in Main Street, Hivesville from 5:00pm until late tonight. All musicians young and old are welcomed at these sessions, and so are all music genres. All the necessary backline gear is provided, too - just bring along your guitar, your voice and your friends and enjoy a great night of music. Accommodation is available at special rates for music lovers on the night, there's free camping nearby, and dinner will be served from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.

JML Lake Boondooma Bass Pro Series

The first day of the two-day JML Bass Pro Series will be held at the Lake Boondooma Tourist Park today, kicking off at 6:00am and running through to 2:00pm with a mid-morning weigh-in between 9:30am and 11:00am, followed by a final weigh-in after 2:00pm. This fishing competition is the 4th round of this year's series and is expected to draw a good roll-up of 26 top professional anglers. The Tourist Park will be offering $12.50 lunches and dinners ($7 for kids) if you'd like to chow down with the competitors during meal breaks to talk fishing. More details? Phone the Tourist Park on (07) 4168-9694. (Note: the final day of this competition will be held between 6:00am and noon tomorrow, after which the winners will be announced).

Men's Saturday Bowls - Yarraman

The Yarraman Bowls Club in Margaret Street, Yarraman will be holding their weekly Men's Lawn Bowls games from 9:30am this morning. New players are always welcome. More details from the club: (07) 4163-8269.

Winter Craft Festival - Kingaroy

The second month of the two-month Winter Craft Ferstival will be officially opened at the Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery in Haly Street, Kingaroy (opposite the peanut silos) by South Burnett Mayor Keith Campbell at 11:00am this morning. This month's exhibitions will feature Refire Pottery from the Yidding Artists Group, paper tole works by Rosemarie Matthews-Frederick and scrapbooking by Two Sisters, and they'll all be on display from 10:00am to 2:00pm. The official opening will be followed by a QCWA-catered morning tea (for a small fee) and there'll be a coffee van on site too. However, admission to view the exhibitions is free.

Barlight - Kingaroy

Country rock, easy listening and Rock ‘n’ Roll entertainers Barlight will be performing at the Kingaroy RSL in Markwell Street, Kingaroy from 7:00pm until 11:00pm tonight. Admission is free. More details from the RSL on (07) 4162-1755.

South Burnett Rail Trail Day Trip

Noosaville's Outbike Australia will be running a South Burnett Rail Trail Day Trip for cyclists today. The day trip will pick up participants at Noosa, Noosaville and Gympie and will offer three options: an easy ride from Kingaroy to Murgon (45km sealed); a hard ride from Murgon to Kilkivan (45km unsealed); and an extreme 90km ride from Kingaroy to Kilkivan. Bus fares are $120 return from Noosa, and bikes can be hired for $20 if you don't have your own. South Burnett locals are also welcome to take part, and there's $40 rider and bike transfers from Kilkivan to Kingaroy available if you need help getting back home. More details? Phone Outbike on 0406-440-418.

Bowls Club Bingo - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Bowls Club at 141 Youngman St, Kingaroy will be running bingo matches from 7:30pm this evening with over $1000 in prizes on offer. More details from the club on (07) 4162-1404

Wondai Parkrun

The Wondai parkrun group will be holding their weekly 5km timed run at Coronation Park in Wondai at 7:00am this morning. Runners follow a course along the South Burnett Rail Trail and the parkrun group is free to join. All you need to do is register (once) online at parkrun.com.au and bring the printed barcode to any parkrun event. More details? Send an email.

Yarraman Endurance Ride

Endurance Horse Sports Australia will be holding the Yarraman Endurance Ride today and tomorrow. Today's event will be a 15km introductory ride kicking off at 10:30am, and this will be followed by 35km and 70km endurance rides tomorrow for horses that can demonstrate they're fit enough to tackle the distance. The rides are open to adults and juniors, but registration fees apply. You can get more details on the EHSA website.

Rug-Making And Silk Painting Workshops - Kingaroy

The Kingaroy Regional Art Gallery will be hosting two workshops today as part of the Winter Craft Festival (see entry elsewhere this page). A Waldboro Rug-Making workshop (ie sculpting in fibre) will be held in the 1913 Council Chambers and will be led by Judi Tomkins. It will run from 9:00am to 3:00pm, with a $60 fee if you bring your own materials or $80 with an art frame and hessian supplied. Meanwhile, artist Cherry Carroll will demonstrate silk scarf painting and share tips on how to do it inside the gallery from 10:30am at no charge. You can get more details about either workshop and/or make a booking by phoning the Gallery on (07) 4189-9323.

Proston Men's Shed

The Proston Men's Shed will be meeting at the old railway station building at Railway Park in Rodney Street, Proston for its regular Saturday morning meeting today, kicking off with a cuppa at 9:00am. The meeting will run until around noon, and new members are always welcome. More details? Phone Geoff on 0439-694-000.

Christmas In July - Kingaroy

Kingsley Grove Estate winery will be holding a Christmas In July buffet campfire dinner at their winery at 49 Stuart Valley Drive west of Kingaroy this evening, with live music by popular performer Lloyd Back and free camping for caravans and RV's in the grounds if you want to stay overnight. Tickets are $65 for adults or $25 for children, but bookings are essential to help plan the catering. You can make one or find out more details by phoning Kingsley Grove on 0414-230-128.

Murgon Men's Shed

The Murgon Men's Shed will be holding a meeting at their shed in Macalister Street, Murgon (the former Murgon Railway Station) today. The Men's Shed meets every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday to work on projects and new members are always welcome.

Pauline’s Pie & Pintxos (Tapas) Cafe - Moffatdale

After two years in Europe, Craig and Pauline Gillett will be re-opening Tipperary Estate's cafe today at 167 Tipperary Road in Moffatdale with a new name: Pauline’s Pie & Pintxos (Tapas) Cafe. The new-look eatery will feature a great menu of hand-crafted dishes along with Pauline's famous pies, and Tipperary Estate's award-winning wines will be available by the glass or bottle as well. The cafe will open at 11:00am and you can view the menu online. Bookings are only necessary if you have a group of 8 or more: phone Tipperary on (07) 4168-4802.

2 Bob Short - Kingaroy

South Burnett group 2 Bob Short will be performing at the Commercial Hotel at the corner of Glendon and Haly Streets, Kingaroy from 8:30pm until late tonight. Admission is free. More details from the hotel on (07) 4162-1380.

Saturday Soccer - Kingaroy

The South Burnett's local football competition will be taking a school vacation break this week and next, but footy fans who are hungry for some top-tier action should head to Tom Alford Oval at the end of Oliver Bond Street in Kingaroy, where South Burnett United will be playing Willowburn White in the 16th round of this year's Toowoomba Football League competition. This will be United's first home game in a long time, and since both teams currently sit at the very top of the TFL table it should be a particularly good match. United and the Whites have only played one another twice so far this year. One match produced a 2-all draw, and the second saw United win 1-nil, so the game really could be anybody's. Play will get underway at 5:00pm and a canteen and BBQ will be operating on the grounds. Everyone is welcome and there's no admission fee.

Public Meeting - Durong

Land owners in the Durong area will be holding a public meeting at Durong Hall on the Durong-Mundubbera Road at 7:30pm this evening to discuss the South Burnett Regional Council's 2018-19 Budget and - in particular - increases in their Road Levy contribution after the Council elected to fold the former $200-a-year levy into general rates. The meeting comes in advance of a public meeting at the same place that will be attended by the Mayor and Councillors next Thursday, July 12 and is designed to crystallize concerns that will be put to the public meeting. All Durong and district residents are welcome to attend. More details? Phone Greg on 0437-680-271.